Trigger sidebar animations only on cross-route navigations

packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-item/index.js

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationItem( {
 	...props
 } ) {
 	const history = useHistory();
-	const navigate = useContext( SidebarNavigationContext );
+	const { navigate } = useContext( SidebarNavigationContext );
 
 	// If there is no custom click handler, create one that navigates to `path`.
 	function handleClick( e ) {

packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen/index.js

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreen( {
 	);
 	const location = useLocation();
 	const history = useHistory();
-	const navigate = useContext( SidebarNavigationContext );
+	const { navigate } = useContext( SidebarNavigationContext );
 	const icon = isRTL() ? chevronRight : chevronLeft;
 	return (
 		<>

packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar/index.js

@@ -7,62 +7,86 @@ import clsx from 'clsx';
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import {
-	useCallback,
 	createContext,
+	useContext,
 	useState,
 	useRef,
 	useEffect,
 } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { focus } from '@wordpress/dom';
 
 export const SidebarNavigationContext = createContext( () => {} );
+// Focus a sidebar element after a navigation. The element to focus is either
+// specified by `focusSelector` (when navigating back) or it is the first
+// tabbable element (usually the "Back" button).
+function focusSidebarElement( el, direction, focusSelector ) {
+	let elementToFocus;
+	if ( direction === 'back' && focusSelector ) {
+		elementToFocus = el.querySelector( focusSelector );
+	}
+	if ( direction !== null && ! elementToFocus ) {
+		const [ firstTabbable ] = focus.tabbable.find( el );
+		elementToFocus = firstTabbable ?? el;
+	}
+	elementToFocus?.focus();
+}
 
-export default function SidebarContent( { routeKey, children } ) {
-	const [ navState, setNavState ] = useState( {
+// Navigation state that is updated when navigating back or forward. Helps us
+// manage the animations and also focus.
+function createNavState() {
+	let state = {
 		direction: null,
 		focusSelector: null,
-	} );
+	};
 
-	const navigate = useCallback( ( direction, focusSelector = null ) => {
-		setNavState( ( prevState ) => ( {
-			direction,
-			focusSelector:
-				direction === 'forward' && focusSelector
-					? focusSelector
-					: prevState.focusSelector,
-		} ) );
-	}, [] );
+	return {
+		get() {
+			return state;
+		},
+		navigate( direction, focusSelector = null ) {
+			state = {
+				direction,
+				focusSelector:
+					direction === 'forward' && focusSelector
+						? focusSelector
+						: state.focusSelector,
+			};
+		},
+	};
+}
 
+function SidebarContentWrapper( { children } ) {
+	const navState = useContext( SidebarNavigationContext );
 	const wrapperRef = useRef();
+	const [ navAnimation, setNavAnimation ] = useState( null );
+
 	useEffect( () => {
-		let elementToFocus;
-		if ( navState.direction === 'back' && navState.focusSelector ) {
-			elementToFocus = wrapperRef.current.querySelector(
-				navState.focusSelector
-			);
-		}
-		if ( navState.direction !== null && ! elementToFocus ) {
-			const [ firstTabbable ] = focus.tabbable.find( wrapperRef.current );
-			elementToFocus = firstTabbable ?? wrapperRef.current;
-		}
-		elementToFocus?.focus();
+		const { direction, focusSelector } = navState.get();
+		focusSidebarElement( wrapperRef.current, direction, focusSelector );
+		setNavAnimation( direction );
 	}, [ navState ] );
 
 	const wrapperCls = clsx( 'edit-site-sidebar__screen-wrapper', {
-		'slide-from-left': navState.direction === 'back',
-		'slide-from-right': navState.direction === 'forward',
+		'slide-from-left': navAnimation === 'back',
+		'slide-from-right': navAnimation === 'forward',
 	} );
 
 	return (
-		<SidebarNavigationContext.Provider value={ navigate }>
+		<div ref={ wrapperRef } className={ wrapperCls }>
+			{ children }
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+export default function SidebarContent( { routeKey, children } ) {
+	const [ navState ] = useState( createNavState );
+
+	return (
+		<SidebarNavigationContext.Provider value={ navState }>
 			<div className="edit-site-sidebar__content">
-				<div
-					ref={ wrapperRef }
-					key={ routeKey }
-					className={ wrapperCls }
-				>
+				<SidebarContentWrapper key={ routeKey }>
 					{ children }
-				</div>
+				</SidebarContentWrapper>
 			</div>
 		</SidebarNavigationContext.Provider>
 	);